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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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the other injured. >>> i'm lyse doucet in kabul. as afghans prepare for this historic moment, choosing a leer
the other injured. >>> i'm lyse doucet in kabul. as afghans prepare for this historic moment, choosing a leer
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you should come back with us to nangahar. >> oo you were in kabul. >> guest: i was in kabul at the time and i had never been to the pakistan border. i had certainly never flown in a u.s. military helicopter, and what i didn't -- >> host: usually normal civilian helicopters to get around new york. >> guest: that's how i got here. so, i -- what didn't realize is they would keep me on the base. they wouldn't let me go off the base. about they brought all kinds of people in. and what i realized was, first of all this this is not a good way to do field work so i did not have that arrangement again in my subsequent three trips there. but what became very clear was how intimate the relationship was between the americans and sharzai, and that's been very interesting for him as a governor because on the one hand the benefits are very obvious. basically -- first of all, affords him an independent source of influence and income outside of his relationship with president karzai. the other thing it does, of course, is give him a leg up from a coercive perspective from all the other actors. so his --
you should come back with us to nangahar. >> oo you were in kabul. >> guest: i was in kabul at the time and i had never been to the pakistan border. i had certainly never flown in a u.s. military helicopter, and what i didn't -- >> host: usually normal civilian helicopters to get around new york. >> guest: that's how i got here. so, i -- what didn't realize is they would keep me on the base. they wouldn't let me go off the base. about they brought all kinds of people in....
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she joins us from kabul. we continue our conversation with michael o'hanlon from the brookings institution. we go to larry joining us on the republican line. with all dueanlon, respect, personal outrage does not trump physics nor does it knowledge and the evidence that they tore down building seven on 9/11. host: this is a different topic and we move on to jesse in michigan. caller: >> good morning. good morning. i have heard of different in afghanistan -- in afghanistan, i want to ask -- what is -- what is so special about afghanistan, all these wars going on. thank you, jesse, we will get a response. why afghanistan? guest: there have been a lot of conflicts in afghanistan and in the 19th century, we talked about the great game with the british and russian empires colliding in afghanistan, and standing up for their own country and pushing out these foreign powers. but in terms of the modern era it does begin with the soviet invasion. ae soviets tried to install true communist government, in the late 1970's,
she joins us from kabul. we continue our conversation with michael o'hanlon from the brookings institution. we go to larry joining us on the republican line. with all dueanlon, respect, personal outrage does not trump physics nor does it knowledge and the evidence that they tore down building seven on 9/11. host: this is a different topic and we move on to jesse in michigan. caller: >> good morning. good morning. i have heard of different in afghanistan -- in afghanistan, i want to ask --...
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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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>> pretty much. >> heading back to kabul with the suspect their work is done for night. the suspected taliban members will be handed offer to afghanistan'afghanistan's judge. their fate is now in the hands of the state. but that is a huge challenge for these men. many of the taliban members they capture on raids are later released. allegations of taliban fighters bribing their way out of jail are common. at other times a political favor sets them free. >> it's frustrating. you arrest a guy two months ago in a compound in a target area where you put a lot of effort to arrest him with a lot of convicting evidence on him and two months later you see him again in another compound then it's frustrating. what are you doing here? >> he is determined to keep fighting, regardless of the risks he faces in the field and the challenges his men face as they fight this war increasingly by themselves. they are the country's most elite fighters and they know if they can't do the job, no one can. >> al jazeera's jane ferguson reporting for us from afghanistan. we are can back with the gr
>> pretty much. >> heading back to kabul with the suspect their work is done for night. the suspected taliban members will be handed offer to afghanistan'afghanistan's judge. their fate is now in the hands of the state. but that is a huge challenge for these men. many of the taliban members they capture on raids are later released. allegations of taliban fighters bribing their way out of jail are common. at other times a political favor sets them free. >> it's frustrating. you...
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. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to
. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over...
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kabul was a city of less than 2,000, is now over 5 million. it has undergone change. the tribal dynamics exist, but they are different to so years ago. the afghan people are making choices on their own. what will be important on this seat are the afghan people who go out and vote. that voting in and of itself, regardless of who they choose will send a signal to the taliban. that the rest of the afghan people, 80 plus% of the people that -- 80 plus per cent of the people will go forward. the afghan security force has done a good job. there has been some isolated attacks, reported too much in the press. the afghan security forces are taking high casualties, but they are saving the lives of their compatriots. >> we have to hit a break. u.s. forces are ready to step down. is the military ready to step up. someone back from afghanistan. her account of what is happening on the ground next. . >>. >> thanks to our military, our allies, and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the taliban regime is coming to an end. >> welcome back. president bush made the statement in 2001, bef
kabul was a city of less than 2,000, is now over 5 million. it has undergone change. the tribal dynamics exist, but they are different to so years ago. the afghan people are making choices on their own. what will be important on this seat are the afghan people who go out and vote. that voting in and of itself, regardless of who they choose will send a signal to the taliban. that the rest of the afghan people, 80 plus% of the people that -- 80 plus per cent of the people will go forward. the...
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afghans voted for a new president will talk to our correspondent in kabul the reports one of the chip searching for the missing malaysian airline is like a detective a single from. will conservatives of trauma the program for the european parliamentary elections the pd. their ballots sunday in a presidential election that should ring a bell first democratic transfer of power in the nation's history voters call to the polls to find nationwide threats of attacks by the taliban reports of violence were relatively few. eight candidates were on the ballot having to take over from outgoing can present on the coastline. he has been in office since the us led invasion in two thousand war counting is under way and election workers and easy given the high turnout was country to analysts' predictions. some polling centers stayed open longer because so many people was stood in line. millions of afghans define to threats of attacks. eager to do their part in choosing the next president. women and men voted separately. everyone turning out to express their longing for a democrat sic and secure afgh
afghans voted for a new president will talk to our correspondent in kabul the reports one of the chip searching for the missing malaysian airline is like a detective a single from. will conservatives of trauma the program for the european parliamentary elections the pd. their ballots sunday in a presidential election that should ring a bell first democratic transfer of power in the nation's history voters call to the polls to find nationwide threats of attacks by the taliban reports of violence...
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he did talk about the one attack on people to talk about love our province but here in kabul. the city of seven million people where people have been tense they have been on edge for the past week leading up to this historic vote so far things have gone amazingly smoothly here. evidently there is a large turnout. i am voting precincts throughout this country people lined up in some places for blocks. a lot of folks realize what is at stake and it could be the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in afghanistan and people despite taliban threat say they are going to go out they are going to have their voices heard. if you look outside it may look a little more like a police state that democracy but to date no one is complaining about all the authorities of all the police and all the army soldiers there on the streets because they are the ones keeping taliban insurgents out of the ski area since the ford plant. things have gone very well. they turn out this is exactly what the government wanted village on the selection comes as the remaining nato troops are preparing to w
he did talk about the one attack on people to talk about love our province but here in kabul. the city of seven million people where people have been tense they have been on edge for the past week leading up to this historic vote so far things have gone amazingly smoothly here. evidently there is a large turnout. i am voting precincts throughout this country people lined up in some places for blocks. a lot of folks realize what is at stake and it could be the first peaceful democratic transfer...
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the psyche stood up to the gaylord kabul. the avengers and there are plans offline the country has been increasingly relying on fossil fuels for its energy needs. the seventh over of power fein has gone into operation. he'll be able to find out that thousands of homes. why do men need to fill a high official pleaded in the cemetery and along the coast of one thing that came in from japan the project was built by the continued cooperation consider the eight hundred and forty thousand solar panels making it one of the biggest solar farms in japan. expected to generate more than eighteen thousand kilowatts enough to power thirty thousand households the dishes and i did an ecg electricity will be sold to the local utility. i've been in operation for twenty years to continue to expand the immutable and say to in a smiley baby. major construction firm and shipbuilder has already built large scale solar farms nearby. global sales hit a record high the top ten million cars in the fiscal year just ended in march to a second cd on a gr
the psyche stood up to the gaylord kabul. the avengers and there are plans offline the country has been increasingly relying on fossil fuels for its energy needs. the seventh over of power fein has gone into operation. he'll be able to find out that thousands of homes. why do men need to fill a high official pleaded in the cemetery and along the coast of one thing that came in from japan the project was built by the continued cooperation consider the eight hundred and forty thousand solar...
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. >> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, a
. >> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was...
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what the news breaks out pitcher and thus we expect this sort phil weston got a shot dead in kabul i've been at security agencies ride the whip against him would i be. the son of the most dangerous places for the security of john this reason they don't last and jonas were shot dead this is fest i'm done us all being targeted in the vault on the trade justice but that doesn't come in the presidential elections the policeman sure to fold in the media jonas getting one and wounding the other on the eve of the country's presidential elections. it's a police officer was arrested following the incident said a police compound in the eastern province was in abundance. but to be. we received to the floor and the miles total stool waiting for news agency. one was killed in the other was wounded seriously the wounded journalist was about sixty years old is in critical condition the surgical team is providing the fittest i have been avoidable. we don't know the dead gender this was identified as twenty to go on not giving us an award winning children's photographer was looking for the associated pr
what the news breaks out pitcher and thus we expect this sort phil weston got a shot dead in kabul i've been at security agencies ride the whip against him would i be. the son of the most dangerous places for the security of john this reason they don't last and jonas were shot dead this is fest i'm done us all being targeted in the vault on the trade justice but that doesn't come in the presidential elections the policeman sure to fold in the media jonas getting one and wounding the other on...
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. >> reporter: professor christine fair returned from the capitol of kabul earlier this week. she travels often to he region. >> they began to consolidate their position thanks to bags of money from the pakistanis. >> reporter: by 1986 the taliban controlled the area. >> one has to take into account the fact that the taliban have had sang tu wares inside pakistan. they have been able to engage in training and recruitment. >> reporter: also in '96 bin laden moved his base to afghanistan. the u.s. launched missiles at bin laden's bases afghanistan. >> reporter: that's when omar did a reconsideration, and thought that if the americans want to kill him that badly, there must be something worse protecting this guy. >> reporter: consolidating their power, the taliban enforced their strict interpretation of islamic law. music was banned. the renowned budas were destroyed. women were told to cover themselves completely. there were mass arrests and executions. after the 9-11 attacks the u.s. capable of taking over the country, but i don't think the government is capable of eliminating
. >> reporter: professor christine fair returned from the capitol of kabul earlier this week. she travels often to he region. >> they began to consolidate their position thanks to bags of money from the pakistanis. >> reporter: by 1986 the taliban controlled the area. >> one has to take into account the fact that the taliban have had sang tu wares inside pakistan. they have been able to engage in training and recruitment. >> reporter: also in '96 bin laden moved...
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for the provincial elections there are six pages, 400 candidates in kabul. each voting must choose one candidate. president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote, bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm glad and proud i have voted. i'm certain that the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives. >> there are eight candidates. zalmai rassoul is another, and ashraf ghani ahmadzai. kabul was locked down as part of a nation-wide security operation mobilizing 400 security personal. that helped to bring the number of attacks to afghanistan. ballot counting started since polls closed. there are aless of fraud being made. that will test the independence of the election commission. >> complaints could be handled, because we don't know how the election and complants commission will act during the past experience. it remains to act whether it is sin sorely or in favour -- sincerely or in favour of a c
for the provincial elections there are six pages, 400 candidates in kabul. each voting must choose one candidate. president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote, bringing to an end his 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of the country, i'm glad and proud i have voted. i'm certain that the event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability and better lives. >> there are eight...
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ministry is located in the heart of kabul the taliban has claimed responsibility. the group opposes the presidential elections scheduled for saturday. the presidential election will choose a successor to home econs i e could facilitate afghanistan is the first democratic transfer of power. that is as legitimate. last saturday attack a fortified headquarters of the election commission injuring two police men. intensive and security are rising as voters prepare to cast their ballots a provincial election a candidate in afghanistan has been dumped in overnight on sunday. as reported being killed. ap says the governor of st kolbe province confirm the candidates hussein is on me and eighty other people or dax has done in two others were reportedly be headaches no group has yet claimed responsibility. defence teams from unfair and ten member countries and the united states are holding informal tonks in honolulu hawaii the first meeting of its kind to be held on us soil the host of the meeting is us secretary of defense john cahill united states compared to stocks in line
ministry is located in the heart of kabul the taliban has claimed responsibility. the group opposes the presidential elections scheduled for saturday. the presidential election will choose a successor to home econs i e could facilitate afghanistan is the first democratic transfer of power. that is as legitimate. last saturday attack a fortified headquarters of the election commission injuring two police men. intensive and security are rising as voters prepare to cast their ballots a provincial...
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phil weston got a shot dead in kabul i've been a security agencies ride the whip against him would i be the sun is out of the most dangerous places for the sick etiquette of john this reason they don't last and jonas were shot dead this is fest i'm done us all being targeted in the war torn country. jonas was attacked as overcoming the presidential elections. a policeman sure to fold and even jonas getting one and wounding the other on the eve of the country's presidential elections. it's a police officer was arrested following the incident said a police compound in the eastern province of course in abundance. he ought to be we proceed to the floor and three miles total stool waiting for news agency. one was killed in the other was wounded seriously. when the journalist was about sixty years old is in critical condition the surgical team is providing half the sky italia we don't know the dead john noticed was identified as twenty to go on not getting the last couple of vintage avid photographer the associated press associated press reporter got to get lost in a statement the mission
phil weston got a shot dead in kabul i've been a security agencies ride the whip against him would i be the sun is out of the most dangerous places for the sick etiquette of john this reason they don't last and jonas were shot dead this is fest i'm done us all being targeted in the war torn country. jonas was attacked as overcoming the presidential elections. a policeman sure to fold and even jonas getting one and wounding the other on the eve of the country's presidential elections. it's a...
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these men, walking through the gate of kabul's upscale supposedly safe serena hotel. they were searched, but not thoroughly. they had pistols hidden in their shoes, undetected. they walked to the hotel restaurant and started shooting. >> the first thing i hear is just a bunch of popping. i hear gunshots. >> reporter: kim motley, an american lawyer, had just checked in. she represents afghan rape victims and works to free foreigners from afghan jails. she knows how dangerous it can be here. did you think you were going to die that night? >> i thought it was a possibility. it was the closest i've ever come to thinking i was going to die. >> reporter: by the time police arrived, six people were injured, nine were dead, including abu zar's brother and sister, ages 5 and 6, his mother who had pleaded for her children's lives, and his father, respected afghan journalist sardar ahmed. this is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, it's unclear if sardar and his family were targeted because of his work or caught up in an attack on a hotel full of foreigners. sar
these men, walking through the gate of kabul's upscale supposedly safe serena hotel. they were searched, but not thoroughly. they had pistols hidden in their shoes, undetected. they walked to the hotel restaurant and started shooting. >> the first thing i hear is just a bunch of popping. i hear gunshots. >> reporter: kim motley, an american lawyer, had just checked in. she represents afghan rape victims and works to free foreigners from afghan jails. she knows how dangerous it can...
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security but that has not deterred of voters that a tremendous excitement on the ground here especially in kabul online polling centers. security is incredibly tight and people here say they are ready for a change cousin tommy karzai has been in power since the fall of the top bunk is barred from running again his departure along with that of international forces at the end of the year it means that the stakes are extraordinarily high now the tub on how to waste as you mentioned a violent campaign to disrupt the elections try to steer people away from polling that has anything to deter voters from the things that are concerned about the provinces with a group a stronger that we have heard reports of taleban fighters threatening people not to vote and already of blasts in afghanistan spillover province wounded at least four workers now the other big issue here is a person voting fraud. now it's very difficult to imagine that the selection will be any less marked by controversy and prop and previous month according to analysts we spoke into care will probably take several weeks to get the final re
security but that has not deterred of voters that a tremendous excitement on the ground here especially in kabul online polling centers. security is incredibly tight and people here say they are ready for a change cousin tommy karzai has been in power since the fall of the top bunk is barred from running again his departure along with that of international forces at the end of the year it means that the stakes are extraordinarily high now the tub on how to waste as you mentioned a violent...
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she joins us from kabul. we continue our conversation with michael o'hanlon from the brookings institution. we go to larry joining us on the republican line. with all dueanlon, respect, personal outrage does not trump physics nor does it knowledge and the evidence that they tore down building seven on 9/11. host: this is a different topic and we move on to jesse in michigan. caller: >> good morning. good morning. i have heard of different in afghanistan -- in afghanistan, i want to ask -- what is -- what is so special about afghanistan, all these wars going on. thank you, jesse, we will get a response. why afghanistan? guest: there have been a lot of conflicts in afghanistan and in the 19th century, we talked about the great game with the british and russian empires colliding in afghanistan, and standing up for their own country and pushing out these foreign powers. but in terms of the modern era it does begin with the soviet invasion. ae soviets tried to install true communist government, in the late 1970's,
she joins us from kabul. we continue our conversation with michael o'hanlon from the brookings institution. we go to larry joining us on the republican line. with all dueanlon, respect, personal outrage does not trump physics nor does it knowledge and the evidence that they tore down building seven on 9/11. host: this is a different topic and we move on to jesse in michigan. caller: >> good morning. good morning. i have heard of different in afghanistan -- in afghanistan, i want to ask --...
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just back from kabul. nice to see the crown as well the postman pat today we can join the conversation on facebook and twitter are passionate and two for debates. forty eight hours to go a lot of uncertainty so it's always a heavy lift organizing an election in afghanistan a few days ahead of the presidential vote thousands of ballot boxes were transported to polling stations across afghanistan the mormon by the way is on offer. i wanted to deliver without a hitch. and i do think oh four got it from after thirteen years in power president karzai will leave office since he cannot run for a third term the candidates will to succeed in the front runners if the election goes smoothly it would be afghanistan's first democratic transition anniston in the coming days could see the very first time a new leader take power through nonviolent means to be the very first time that a sitting here it would willingly hand over power to the new leader. the main concern is the growing unrest in recent months the taliban wer
just back from kabul. nice to see the crown as well the postman pat today we can join the conversation on facebook and twitter are passionate and two for debates. forty eight hours to go a lot of uncertainty so it's always a heavy lift organizing an election in afghanistan a few days ahead of the presidential vote thousands of ballot boxes were transported to polling stations across afghanistan the mormon by the way is on offer. i wanted to deliver without a hitch. and i do think oh four got it...
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it looks cctv in kabul afghanistan hungarians the buzzing of a parliamentary elections set to return five minutes to evict all about and to top for another four years and entrenched the fire eyed joe mccarthy as a force in the country's politics. robot is popular with many bars is for stabilizing finances and cutting the electricity and gas bills opinion poll showed his heated spa. he is on course for a landslide victory. voting has been taking place at about ten thousand polling stations and the result is expected. i'm officially at least sometime this evening. we cannot tell you about the elections to the about tight places. india is preparing to more chimera from the six week national election on monday with about eight hundred million eligible but to send more than five hundred constituencies. nationwide the massive election will be held over nine days in a pool and tidy before ballots are counted all made the sixteen candidates in the political spot fires are ready when gandhi from the congress party. promoting from the tap jazz and a posse and i didn't pitch walk from the from
it looks cctv in kabul afghanistan hungarians the buzzing of a parliamentary elections set to return five minutes to evict all about and to top for another four years and entrenched the fire eyed joe mccarthy as a force in the country's politics. robot is popular with many bars is for stabilizing finances and cutting the electricity and gas bills opinion poll showed his heated spa. he is on course for a landslide victory. voting has been taking place at about ten thousand polling stations and...
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for more on election now would undergo the correspondence on caleb in kabul. sean was the situation on the ground in a way you walk. well it's extremely tense it has been for the past several days we had a new twenty cents leading up to this the taliban basically is trying to wage war on the democratic process here in afghanistan telling the government telling people what within this nation that by going to the polls on april's that they run the rest of us running into a strain on top of my taliban insurgents and so far the past week that really capture their work there were two attacks early in the week and then after three days of relative calm was a vicious attack yesterday on a very crowded street light in from the ministry of the interior me a of an insurgent. we dressed in a police uniform detonated a blast killing at least six officers are wounding five others the goal by the insurgents is to try to spread a wave of intimidation and fear across this country. keeping people from going to the polls. now we know that it's a very important presidential elec
for more on election now would undergo the correspondence on caleb in kabul. sean was the situation on the ground in a way you walk. well it's extremely tense it has been for the past several days we had a new twenty cents leading up to this the taliban basically is trying to wage war on the democratic process here in afghanistan telling the government telling people what within this nation that by going to the polls on april's that they run the rest of us running into a strain on top of my...
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we will talk to our correspondent in kabul. china reports that one of the ships searching for the missing malaysian airliner may have detected a signal. and chance alone -- and chancellor angela merkel talks to the leading candidates. theirhan voters cast ballots sunday in a presidential election that should bring about the first democratic transfer of power in the nations history. voters flocked to the polls defying nationwide threats of attacks by the taliban and. reports of violence were relatively few. eight candidates were on the ballot, hoping to take over from outgoing president hamid karzai. he has been in 2001. >> vote counting is underway and election workers are busy. that was contrary to analyst protections. some polling centers stayed open longer because so many people were still in line. millions of afghans to find the threats of terrorist attacks. eager to do their part in choosing the next president. and men voted separately, everyone turning out expressed their longing for a democratic and secure afghanistan. i
we will talk to our correspondent in kabul. china reports that one of the ships searching for the missing malaysian airliner may have detected a signal. and chance alone -- and chancellor angela merkel talks to the leading candidates. theirhan voters cast ballots sunday in a presidential election that should bring about the first democratic transfer of power in the nations history. voters flocked to the polls defying nationwide threats of attacks by the taliban and. reports of violence were...
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, i'm told by my friends in kabul that the number of people in line to get voters i.d. has increased more than 3 million and new people, meaning new people who have come of age or didn't register before have registered. i think the number of participants will likely be much higher than the previous election. >> there is a lot of enthusiasm despite theup tick in violence that we have talked about in the country. what do the afghans think this election is going to do for them? >> they believe this is going to be a new chapter. i think president karzai has achieved a lot during his term, afghanistan is fundamentally a different and a better place than it was. most afghans have benefited a lot from the change, although there are some who have suffered, particularly in the south and the east because of the security problem. afghans live longer than they did before the west went in. millions, over 10 millions afghans go school, 900,000 did under the taliban and the income per capita was only $180, now it's close to $700. still a poor country, but a much better country than it
, i'm told by my friends in kabul that the number of people in line to get voters i.d. has increased more than 3 million and new people, meaning new people who have come of age or didn't register before have registered. i think the number of participants will likely be much higher than the previous election. >> there is a lot of enthusiasm despite theup tick in violence that we have talked about in the country. what do the afghans think this election is going to do for them? >> they...
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for the provincial election they have six pages like this - 400 candidates in kabul. each voting chooses one of those candidates, so it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end the 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm certain that today's event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability. there are eight candidates for president. abdullah abdullah is one of three frontrunners. >> it's a proud day for this proud nation. we have proven that there are people at the ballot, not of the bullet. the public, appreciates dem oblige rahsy, believes in it and is willing to make it work. the constitution is work. this is a day of celebration. kabul was locked down as part of an unprets dented nation-wide security operation that mobilized 400,000 security personal, helping to bring the number of attacks below the daily average in afghanistan. pallet counting started as polls closed. already t
for the provincial election they have six pages like this - 400 candidates in kabul. each voting chooses one of those candidates, so it's not a quick process. >> president hamid karzai was one of the first to vote. the election brings to an end the 12 years of rule since the taliban was forced out of power in 2001. >> translation: i cast my vote as a citizen of this country. i'm certain that today's event and our people's participation would take afghanistan towards stability. there...
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dr gerry mano and two other us medical workers were shot and killed in a hospital in kabul on thursday by one of the security guards for the motive for the attack is still under investigation reacting to that as a nice summary of the slain american caucus and they continue to support a nice time. we don't hold any ill will towards afghanistan in general. or even the gunman to get this we don't know what his history as. to jerry them on and tina and i can see the instance of teen killed in a hospital in kabul from ninety s christian taxi. and that's visible savings it the comment has been identified as one of the exceeding the speed no new shoes yesterday national police. the shelter itself up again topped them with the need to be cheeky by the victim's colleagues the sixty seven year old pediatrician was volunteering in afghanistan to train and doctors and treat children he's the knitting back and forth between seek out there in kabul for immediate decades. this loss. our illustrious family. for those of the c word truth. as well as for the people of afghanistan. he was a loving caring
dr gerry mano and two other us medical workers were shot and killed in a hospital in kabul on thursday by one of the security guards for the motive for the attack is still under investigation reacting to that as a nice summary of the slain american caucus and they continue to support a nice time. we don't hold any ill will towards afghanistan in general. or even the gunman to get this we don't know what his history as. to jerry them on and tina and i can see the instance of teen killed in a...
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we had a modest election observation mission on the ground in kabul. we have been observing the political process in afghanistan since we observed the provincial council. our initial assessments are very much consistent with the open source reporting you have seen. despite significant threats, personal threats, amidst great personal risk, the fact so many afghans came out and voted in those elections on saturday is really inspiring, and we certainly observed that enthusiasm in the places that our observers were able to get out and observe on election day. the turnout being reported at this point is somewhere around 7 million votes cast. i think we will see that number refined a little bit as the results sheets come in from the polling stations. a few weeks ago, we were sitting around talking about perhaps we distributed too many ballots around the country, and the fact that one of the issues we are talking about is their were shortages of ballots and because voters are coming out is exactly the opposite of discussion. it is a very positive sign. as you
we had a modest election observation mission on the ground in kabul. we have been observing the political process in afghanistan since we observed the provincial council. our initial assessments are very much consistent with the open source reporting you have seen. despite significant threats, personal threats, amidst great personal risk, the fact so many afghans came out and voted in those elections on saturday is really inspiring, and we certainly observed that enthusiasm in the places that...
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success of the present time the cause was named the dc temple of staging the latest developments in kabul. we did hear from the independent election commission. earlier the official tally is for civilians killed forty three wounded. intel contacts in the past twenty four hours for afghan security forces that the soldiers killed nine policemen and i have to say for afghanistan. this is a relatively bloodless day out we won't know for the exact house for quite some time several weeks perhaps but officials do estimates record turnout seven million afghans cast their ballots out of some twelve million eligible voters that is of course nearly sixty percent much higher than a lease on the last election. one of the biggest problems whether or not violence said that emerged at a selection has been no shortage of talent across the country. this is likely a sign of either high voter turnout but the heart stopping could also explain it. this is of course the huge concern here because of a large number of afghans feel they've been deprived of the right to vote he could reject the results of the selec
success of the present time the cause was named the dc temple of staging the latest developments in kabul. we did hear from the independent election commission. earlier the official tally is for civilians killed forty three wounded. intel contacts in the past twenty four hours for afghan security forces that the soldiers killed nine policemen and i have to say for afghanistan. this is a relatively bloodless day out we won't know for the exact house for quite some time several weeks perhaps but...
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kabul is almost locked down by security forces. despite all of that there seems an enthusiasm to vote. there has been long lines at polling stations. people getting drenched. taking a turn to vote. the first time in 5,000 years there'll be a democratic transfer of power. many afghans want to be part of that, despite the taliban's threat to target those taking part in the election. joined by a mayor monitoring the vote. haroon, indications are that there has been a good turn out. how important is that? >> it is important for us. it will help to improve the legitimacy of the election. we face challenges and deadlock. this is a good indication that participation will remove doubt that existed in 2014. also, there's the pressure on the independent election commission, because the voter turn out will make sure that all the fraudulent votes will be discounted and everything xble will be down. >> also, the government is under pressure. this time the government will not be prim tifs to favour a candidate. all is good for us. now the challe
kabul is almost locked down by security forces. despite all of that there seems an enthusiasm to vote. there has been long lines at polling stations. people getting drenched. taking a turn to vote. the first time in 5,000 years there'll be a democratic transfer of power. many afghans want to be part of that, despite the taliban's threat to target those taking part in the election. joined by a mayor monitoring the vote. haroon, indications are that there has been a good turn out. how important...
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showing an image of hamid karzai on display outside the defence ministry in kabul. >> anya is one of more than a doze in journalists over the world who lost their lives on assignment this year, according to the commit yes to protect journalists. last year the dangerous company as syria. out of 70 journalists, 28 were working in syria. >> looking live at a polling station, kabul will be following the outcomes. remember, for the latest you can log on to al jazeera. >> a rejected request for military leave may have sparked the spree in fort hood texas. leopoldo lopez killed three, wounding 16 others. heidi zhou-castro is following the investigation from texas. >> fort command said it was an argument that was a precipitating action to the shooting, but his father said lopes got not have been in his right mind. lopes was shocked when his mother, a nurse died of a heart attack earlier. lopes grandfather passed away a month alert. fast-forward to january. he was travelled from el paso to fort hood. he moved into this apartment with his wife and daughter. >> she was smiling. he was smiling.
showing an image of hamid karzai on display outside the defence ministry in kabul. >> anya is one of more than a doze in journalists over the world who lost their lives on assignment this year, according to the commit yes to protect journalists. last year the dangerous company as syria. out of 70 journalists, 28 were working in syria. >> looking live at a polling station, kabul will be following the outcomes. remember, for the latest you can log on to al jazeera. >> a rejected...
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this happened at a kabul hospital funded by an american charity. >> the national remains committee to serve the people of afghanistan. please join us in praying for the families of the victims and those affected by the shooting, as well as the peace in afghanistan. >> reporter: it's understood the attacker was a policeman, employed by the hospital as a security guard. but he opened fire on the very people he was supposed to be protecting. three american doctors were killed, officials say, and an american was wounded. >> investigate to find out. >> reporter: this is part of a warring new trend in afghanistan, that's targeting foreign civilians working in the country. in january w, a taliban suicide bomber and gunman attacked a restaurant in kabul, in a diplomat area, and in march there was an attack on a luxury hotel. it comes as the u.s. military coalition prepares to withdraw most of its troops by the end of the year. so far, there has been no claim of responsibility for this attack. the gunman is being treated in hospital after being wounded. the american nurse is also being treated
this happened at a kabul hospital funded by an american charity. >> the national remains committee to serve the people of afghanistan. please join us in praying for the families of the victims and those affected by the shooting, as well as the peace in afghanistan. >> reporter: it's understood the attacker was a policeman, employed by the hospital as a security guard. but he opened fire on the very people he was supposed to be protecting. three american doctors were killed,...
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in a country with 11 to 12 million eligible voters, there are still long lines of men and women in kabul and other cities who want to have access to a voter card which is an indication of the building up of enthusiasm among the population. there is a question of how many people do they represent. overall, it does show a trend. that people are engaged and that there are front runners. i am not going to go and actually decipher that because it is very complex. fraud, obviously everyone is anticipating fraud. but no one desires industrial scale fraud in afghanistan. i think that what we are looking for is an election process that can have credible results acceptable to most afghans and not leading to any type of -- resulting in any type of crisis. there may be some people the satisfied. apparently that is the norm with elections. there will be some people who are unhappy with the results. the desire is for all candidates to at some point come to terms about -- with the results and the anticipation is for the election process and institutions to play their role according to the laws and regu
in a country with 11 to 12 million eligible voters, there are still long lines of men and women in kabul and other cities who want to have access to a voter card which is an indication of the building up of enthusiasm among the population. there is a question of how many people do they represent. overall, it does show a trend. that people are engaged and that there are front runners. i am not going to go and actually decipher that because it is very complex. fraud, obviously everyone is...
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you had the major attacks at the hotel in kabul, which looked like they were directly targeted. the attack on the independent election commission. but clearly they tried to disrupt the electoral process, and they failed. we saw this in the high voter turnout. most reports are seeing around 60%, which is almost twice as much as turnout in 2009, so what does this say? this says afghans want democracy. they don't want what the taliban has to offer. in a way it is a blow for the taliban. it puts a dent in their narrative. i am not saying the taliban is going to disappear and peace will break out tomorrow, but this will put pressure on the taliban. it has been a blow to them. these elections should also restore a sense of optimism among americans, and it should remind us why the u.s. went to war in afghanistan in the first place, and what's at stake for u.s. national security interests, and what could happen if we withdraw troops to quickly. unfortunately, american popular support for the war has dipped considerably. some of the latest polling shows it is below 20%. i think this is b
you had the major attacks at the hotel in kabul, which looked like they were directly targeted. the attack on the independent election commission. but clearly they tried to disrupt the electoral process, and they failed. we saw this in the high voter turnout. most reports are seeing around 60%, which is almost twice as much as turnout in 2009, so what does this say? this says afghans want democracy. they don't want what the taliban has to offer. in a way it is a blow for the taliban. it puts a...
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that happened at the hospital in kabul. the motive for the shooting is not noon. it is a chris attain medical community and they provide carry for the premature babies and the disabled. they did not know if his organization who has been held hostage for almost 5 years in of a fan began began. -- afghanistan. poor communications could stand in the way of releasing him. the cia and fbi are all working on this case. the defense official -- the defense is safe. he will be the first to testify and they rested after three days of testimony. the supervisor was only dressed in shorts and and socks. he had a few drinks that night and he has a drank problem. he is now lifting that he tried to convince his passenger to be preventing to be the drive after he crashed his car into. >> plea of pole. he offered him money to say he saw somebody jump out of the seat and runaway. >>> the warriors will take on the los angeles clippers, game three of the clippers, it is currently tied one game each, tonight 20,000 fans will receiver shorts that reach, they are also giving them foam fi
that happened at the hospital in kabul. the motive for the shooting is not noon. it is a chris attain medical community and they provide carry for the premature babies and the disabled. they did not know if his organization who has been held hostage for almost 5 years in of a fan began began. -- afghanistan. poor communications could stand in the way of releasing him. the cia and fbi are all working on this case. the defense official -- the defense is safe. he will be the first to testify and...
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>> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was kidnapped and i was held for a week. i was lucky and managed to escape from them but still i don't hope that i will end up in the same situation. >> this sort of access is incredibly rare... its also risky - this is taliban country. >> charkh is a cluster of dusty settlements surrounding a small, central town. the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, a
>> just an hours drive from kabul, is charkh district, afghanistan. as the us and nato prepares to pull out most of their forces later this year, i travelled here to try to see what life is like in areas of afghanistan under the rule of the taliban. after days of negotiations, through intermediaries - i was told i would be allowed in, with a camera. >> i'm actually quite nervous and the reason is that five years ago when i tried to embed with a group of insurgents in helmand i was...
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and in the east, with occasional forays into kabul. now there are concerns that the taliban can move anywhere it wants in the city and you don't see foreigners going around as today used to, and some of my friends, afghan friends, are getting armored cars for the first time and they themselves are feeling concerned, which goes -- i think says more than even the concern that foreigners are showing here. >> well, we're keeping our thoughts with you and hoping you stay safe out there. thank you, richard engel. we're going to continue checking in with you leading up to saturday's election. >>> up next on "rf daily," another big car manufacturer is announcing a huge recall today, even as general motors' ceo returns to capitol hill for yet more grilling from lawmakers. >> this, to me, is not a matter of acceptability. this is criminal deception. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] the 2014 nissan altima. with 270 horses... ♪ ...blind spot warning... ♪ ...and advanced drive assist. ♪ nothing beats an altima. except another alti
and in the east, with occasional forays into kabul. now there are concerns that the taliban can move anywhere it wants in the city and you don't see foreigners going around as today used to, and some of my friends, afghan friends, are getting armored cars for the first time and they themselves are feeling concerned, which goes -- i think says more than even the concern that foreigners are showing here. >> well, we're keeping our thoughts with you and hoping you stay safe out there. thank...
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the six police officers have been confirmed killed by an explosion in kabul. although the final tiny may be high it was caused by a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint outside the interior ministry building. the town of bon pain this was intended to keeping up its promise to describe but as much as possible. the mission groups and the connection is the west coast of china on the edges but just a steinway he's easy to predict the current income or under the age of twenty chess has been the sky had in a secure area. check out her took to people on the situation. she continues to stand as the polls ahead of the papal election. afghanistan has the holes for the third time talabani. will this boat quay to pay for the country's first ever democratic transfer of power. eph the onesie resemble a senior policeman is among those killed by explosions around cairo university. festivities held ruling from the aunties belch a breeze in the chat forums and then i'll cite how how those at times and been carried out. well i just figured the interior has a ministry he told me
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charity in kabul. >>> one year from the building collapse, victims wait for compensation. we ask why. >>> and a trial in munich for bribery charges which he denies. >>> hello everyone. let's start in ukraine where a tense standoff continues in several cities in the east of the country. the ukrainian government says it now has gained control in the east in the city at mariupol, a port from pro russian separatists holding the hull the last several weeks. in cities like slovyansk and donetsk, russian protestors occupy government buildings after two weeks. the question remain, how much control does russia, in other words moscow, have over the pro-russian separatists in the cities like this in the east? president barack obama has accused russia for failing to respect the terms of last week's geneva agreement that seemed to offer a chance of defusing tension. >> we have seen them not a bide by the spirit or letter of the agreement in geneva. instead we continue to see militias and armed men taking over buildings, harassing folks who are disagreeing with them. >> this after warni
charity in kabul. >>> one year from the building collapse, victims wait for compensation. we ask why. >>> and a trial in munich for bribery charges which he denies. >>> hello everyone. let's start in ukraine where a tense standoff continues in several cities in the east of the country. the ukrainian government says it now has gained control in the east in the city at mariupol, a port from pro russian separatists holding the hull the last several weeks. in cities like...
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and the latest we're hearing from kabul is that six police officers have been killed. for all of us in context, security of primary concern because we have that crucial presidential election taking place in afghanistan on saturday. >>> time now to catch up with the business. aaron is with us now. a massive walkout at lufthansa. >> quite possibly the biggest walkout in lufthansa's history. thanks, lucy. yes, luff stan is a and subsidiary german wings not a good day, three days possibly because a three-day pilot strike kicks off right now. nearly 4,000 flights will be canceled. this, of course, needless to say is a headache germany's biggest airline could do without. it will hit them right where it hurts, right in the pocket. lufthansa stands to lose tens of millions of euros, possibly daily. the cockpit action represents most of lufthansa's near 5,500 pilots. all this is because lufthansa scrapped a retirement deal and the pilots say they don't believe the payoff is good enough. our correspondent steve evans has the latest. >> basically lufthansa signaled disruption, mo
and the latest we're hearing from kabul is that six police officers have been killed. for all of us in context, security of primary concern because we have that crucial presidential election taking place in afghanistan on saturday. >>> time now to catch up with the business. aaron is with us now. a massive walkout at lufthansa. >> quite possibly the biggest walkout in lufthansa's history. thanks, lucy. yes, luff stan is a and subsidiary german wings not a good day, three days...
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in kabul, the lines were very long. lots of men and women voting. in some places, actually ran out of ballots, there were so many people who wanted to vote. where i spent most of e day, about 70 miles south of kabul, there were very few voters. quite a bit of sort of small-scale taliban violence. and people worried about the insurgents potentially punishing voters after casting their ballots. so i think it really varied across the country pretty wildly. >> what about the leading candidates. >> reporter: a former world bank official, johns hopkins professor, phd from columbia university, who ran in 2009. and i think at around 3% of the vote. did very, very poorly. but this time has managed to really galvanize a huge number of afghan voters. in part by choosing a controversial vice president, a warlord named dostin, very, very popular with certain ethnic groups, but has a sort of sketchy history. the other candidate who is doing very well is dr. abdullah abdullah, came in second to karzai. and abdullah is the most prominent tajc candidate at this poin
in kabul, the lines were very long. lots of men and women voting. in some places, actually ran out of ballots, there were so many people who wanted to vote. where i spent most of e day, about 70 miles south of kabul, there were very few voters. quite a bit of sort of small-scale taliban violence. and people worried about the insurgents potentially punishing voters after casting their ballots. so i think it really varied across the country pretty wildly. >> what about the leading...